Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-12-01

Martin and her two children persisted in their
burning cabin.
The county treasurer's safe at Centerville,
Reynolds county, Missouri, was blown open
and robbed OF 500, 600 in cash.
Nine. Cerster has been compelled to aban-
don her projected concert tour, owing to
the breaking. down of her voice.
In a game of foot ball between the Har-
and Yale freshmen, the former were tho
victors, scoring six points to their opponents
two.
Caruthers, Of the St Louis Browns, says
he will pitch for the Cincinnati club next
season or retire to a Chicago hardware
store
The main building of Nelson, Matten &
Company large furniture factory at Grand
Rapids, Mich, was destroyed by fire. Loss
$500, 600
At meeting of the Indianapolis knights
Of Labor q series of resolutions were unani-
mously adopted indorsing Master Workman
Powderly.
Ryan h Willis, son of a salconkeeper
near Fort Hamilton, New York, was shot
and killed by Patrick King, soldier sta.
toned at the fort
In the scuIling race at Sydney, New
world between Beach and Hanlan, Beach
won by two lengths
Conrad Doll, who has been on trial al
Canton, O., for the brutal murder of his
wife and step-son, hanged himself in his
cell in the county jail
Carl Honikel and his five children were
incinerated in a burning building at Was
sen, Wis, Saturday. Mira Honikel escaped
but zad Nth
An agent of p 7. Barnum has purchased
from Wombwsl's msnagerie, England,
number Of animals to replace thoie de-
stroyed in the recent fire.
Charles B. Rsardon, travelling :nlssman
Cor Cleveland firm, was shot and robbed
of $500 by two highwayman near FradkIil,
Va. His wound is not fatal.
At Waukesha, Wis, George F. Iawes
has brought suit against R S. Cove, his
father -in-law, for alternating his wife's
affections by force Of threats.
Crookedness is charged against San Fran
cisco government officials in regard to the
Chinese restriction act, and that abuses
have been fragrant for years.
The striking printers at Chicago are prom
ised S2J, 900 contribution from the Anal
gamated building trades The employers
say they have all the men needed.
Noddy Moses was arrested and placed in
jail at Winfield, W. Va, charged with at
tempting to wreck train. He confessed,
and gave the name Of an accomplice. i
Lawrence Crozier, wholesale cio;hier, Of
Montreal, disappeared Thursday week, and
all efforts to discover his whereabouts have
been fruitless. Foul play is feared
Charles Ramsey, who shot a man named
Clark at Maysville, KY, for marrying his
wife while he was serving a term in the
, penitentiary, was arrested at Ripley, O.
Frank McCutcheon, aged sixteen years,
was hanged by a mob at Oakdale, Cal.
He confessed having caused about a
dozen fires in Oakdale within the past two
weeks.
The 800 passenger of the steamship Bri-
tannia, from Mediterranean ports, quaran-
tined at New York on the belief that some
Of them develop cholera, have been allowed
to land.
The six days go-as- you-please walking
match at Philadelphia closed Saturday
night. The score at the finish was: Little
wood, $50 miles; Alberts, $50 miles; Pam
chot, sill miles; Noremac, sol miles; E:son,
500>miles.
Deputy Marshals Frank Dalton and J. r.
Cole went from Fort Smith, Ark, into the
Indian Territory to arrest a horse thief and
whisky peddler named Smith. A fight took
place. in which Dalton, Smith ands woman
were killed.
Ex-County Treasurer Burke, of Galveston
county, Texas, who defrauded the county
out Of $50, 600, was tried Saturday, and the
jury returned verdict of not guilty. He
had returned s13, 600 in bonds, still leaving
deficit of s23, 900.
Harris Fuchs, of Russian, prisoner in jail
at Keokuk, Iowa, became violently insane
Saturday night. In his delirium he gnawed
the flesh from his arms and hands, and was
only stopped by being lassoed and put un-
der the influence Of opiates.
At Glendive, Mont, three Sioux Indians,
confined in the county Jail for horse steal
ing fatally beat two white prisoners, after
which two Of the Indians hanged them
selves, and the third tried to but his brains
out against the wall of his cell.